Man held on heroin, gun charges

1:50 AM,
Jun. 3, 2014

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The Star Press

A Muncie man charged with repeatedly selling heroin to agents for the Muncie Police Department's narcotics unit also stands accused of firing gunshots in Heekin Park.

Danny Joseph Branson, 26, was arrested Friday. According to an affidavit, he sold heroin to informants on Jan. 29 and April 8, and was found to be in possession of three stolen handguns - two when he was detained soon after the April drug transaction, and one when he was arrested last week.

During an interview with police, Branson allegedly admitted that he fired several gunshots in the air while at Heekin Park on the ...